Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                                 
                                                                               
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of                          
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:              ST IVES PLC         
                                                                               
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)      
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             X      
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in N/A    
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are            
attached                                                                       
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                        N/A    
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                 N/A    
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the         LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC   
notification obligation:                         (GROUP)                        
                                                                               
                                                 LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT    
                                                 MANAGEMENT LIMITED (LGIM)     
                                                                               
                                                 LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC 
                                                 (L&G)                            
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS     
different from 3.):                    MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)               
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which                                  
the threshold is crossed or reached if           12-DEC-07                     
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                19-DEC-07                     
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  ABOVE 5% (GROUP)              
                                                                               
                                                 ABOVE 5% (LGIM)               
                                                                               
                                                 FROM 4% TO 5% (L&G)           

8. Notified details:                                                           
                                                                               
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            
                                                                               
Class/type of  Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering    
shares         to the Triggering   transaction                                 
               transaction                                                     
(if possible                                                                   
using the ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting   % of voting    
CODE)          shares    Voting    shares    rights             rights         
                         Rights                                                
                                   Direct    Direct    Indirect Direct Indirect
                                                                               

GB0007689002   4,264,563 4,264,563 5,881,236 5,881,236 273,865  5.679  0.264       
ORD 10P        (L&G)     (L&G)                                                                  
               BELOW 5%(LGIM)

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of       Expiration    Exercise/Conversion Number of voting   % of voting 
financial     date          Period/Date         rights that may be rights      
instrument                                      acquired if the                
                                                instrument is                  
                                                exercised/                     
                                                converted                      
                                                                               
N/A           N/A           N/A                 N/A                N/A         

Total (A + B)                                                                  
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
6,155,101                               5.94                                   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT AND INDIRECT)(GROUP) (6,155,101 - 5.94% =    
TOTAL POSITION)                                                                
                                                                               
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED                       
(DIRECT AND INDIRECT) (LGIMH)(6,155,101 - 5.94% = TOTAL POSITION)               
                                                                               
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (INDIRECT) (LGIM)(6,155,101 -    
5.94% = TOTAL POSITION)                                                         
                                                                               
                    LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT) (L&G)                   
                    (5,881, 236- 5.67% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)                     
                                                                               
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT              LEGAL & GENERAL INSURANCE              
MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED           HOLDINGS LIMITED (DIRECT)              
(DIRECT) (LGIMHD)(5,427, 407- 5.24% =   (LGIH)                                 
PMC)                                                                           
                                                                               
LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE               LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE              
(PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED           SOCIETY LIMITED (LGAS & LGPL)          
(PMC) (5,427,407- 5.24% = PMC)                                                 
                                                                               
                                        LEGAL & GENERAL PENSIONS               
                                        LIMITED (DIRECT) (LGPL)                

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                         N/A      
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:          N/A      
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:      N/A      

13. Additional information:         NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS 
                                    FIGURE OF 103,551,005                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                    PLEASE NOTE THIS NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN     
                                    DELAYED DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF         
                                    DISCLOSURES REQUIRED FOLLOWING A SUBSTANTIAL
                                    AMOUNT OF NEW BUSINESS WHICH HAS COME TO US
                                    IN THE FORM OF AN IN-SPECIE TRANSFER.      
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                   HELEN LEWIS (LGIM)                         
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:       020 3124 3851                              



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Enquiries:

Philip Harris
Company Secretary, St Ives plc

(T) 020 7928 8844 x337

20 December 2007